Thomas Jackson Quotes on Peace
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If the general government should persist in the measures now threatened, there must be war. It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. They do not know its horrors. I have seen enough of it to make me look upon it as the sum of all evils.
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I see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous, but I thank God, if it is His will, that I am ready to go. ... It is the Lord's Day; my wish is fulfilled. ... I have always desired to die on Sunday.
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Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees.
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Be content and resigned to God's will.
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Endeavor to be at peace with all men.
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Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries as much as you think they deserve.